Clothes-line support.



PATBNTED MAY 21, 1907.

F. GLARK. CLOTHES LINE SUPPORT. APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 27, 1906.

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CLQTHES-JNE SUPPORT.

3310. 854,568. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 21, 1907.

Application filed February 2'7, 1906. Serial No. 303.228.

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Be it known that I, Funnnmon CLARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newburgh, in the county of Orange and State of 5 New York, have invented. new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Line Supports, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clothes line supports, the object of the invention being to provide a supporting device for double or endless clothes lines running over suitable supporting pulleys at distant points between which the line is stretched, the said supportvided. with The arrangement,

I adapted to be fitted over the top and bottom order to do t runs of a double clothes line so that the lower run of the line may be supported from the upper run thereof, thereby preventing the sagging of the lower run of the line and 20 ausing the weight of the clothes to be borne equally by both the top and bottom runs of the line.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construc- 5 tion, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation or edge view of a clothes line the present invention. Fig. 2 is a face view of the same, showing the support connected to the two runs of the clothes line. Fig. 3 is a loi'igitudinal section through the support taken in line with 3 5 the shaft of the pulley. Fig. 1 is a side or edge elevation similar to Fig. 1, showing the manner of disconnecting the separable members of the device. Fig. 5 is an inner face view of the pulley carrying member.

The clothes line support contemplated in this invention comprises essentially two separable members 1 and 2, the member 1 carrying a pulley 3 which is j ournaled on the shaft 4, the ends of which are received in the engagement between the same.

body of the member 2 and The catch when the two notch 16 m the member 1.

lateral strain on the spring catch 12. over portion or extension 5 thereof, as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 3- and 4, the said pulley 3 being adapted to travel on the upper run 6 of an endless or double clothes line, 7 5O designating the lower run of such line.

T he pulley-carrying member 1 is provided at its lower end with an integrally formed pintle 8 coextensive in length with the width of the member 1, the pintle 8 being received 5 5 in a grooved bearing seat 9 in the bottom portion of the member 2. The member 2 is pronecessary' grip on the run 7.

or twelve feet.

a projecting retainer lug 10 which extends through a slot 11 in the mom-- her 1 and embraces the pintle 8, as best shown in Fig. 3, so as to prevent said pintle from moving laterally out of its seat in the groove 9 and beneath the retainer lug 10. however, is such that when the two parts 1 and 2 are rocked apart on the hinge connection formed by the pintle 8, they may be slid laterally out of engagement with each other or, in other words, by moving the members 1 and 2 in opposite directions lengtlnvise of the axis of the pintle 8, mg device embodying separable members the two members may be disconnected. In his, it is necessary to rock the two members apart sufficiently to carry the retainer lug 1O entirely out of the slot 11. The lug 10 not only serves as a retainer for the pintle S, but, by passing through the slot 11, prevents the relative movement of the members 1 and 2 necessary to effect a dishe member 2 18 provided with a catch 1.2 in the form of a spring secured at 13 to the having an L- shaped arm adapted to pass over the top of the member 1 which is recessed, as shown at 13, to allow the spring catch to seat itself flush within the plane of the outer surface of the body 1, as indicated in Figs. 1, 2 and 5. 12 is provided with a terminal catch lip 14 which snaps over one of the upper corners of the member 1, as shown in Figs. 1 andv 3, and this holds the two members of the device closely connected. The member 2 is further provided at its upper end with a V-shaped centering lug 15 which, parts are brought together, enters a correspondingly shaped centering The engagement between the lug 15 and notch 16 not only serves to center the two members of the device, but also serves to prevent lateral movement between the same and relieves The members 1 and 2 are provided in their inner meetii'ig faces with clamp grooves 17 to receive the lower run 7 of the clothes line and the walls of said grooves are provided with small spurs or teeth 18 to obtain, the

In loading the line, one of the supports is first associated with the top and bottom runs of the line and then the lower run is loaded with clothes for a suitable distance, say ten Another support is then IIO placed upon. the two runs of the line and additional clothes added to the lower run, this operation being continued until all the clothes have been hung upon the lower run of the line. By means of the construction described, the bottom run i supported at intervals from the top run of the clothes line, and thus undue sagging oi' the lower line s prevented and the Weight of the clothes is borne equally by the top and bottom runs of the line. T he construction of the support enables the same to be quickly and easily detached from or applied to both runs of the line and they may be manufactured and sold at low cost.

I claim:

1. A clothes line support comprising separable members, one of which carries a pintle and the other a retaining seat for the pintle open at the ends to permit the members to be separated by moving the pintle longitudinally within and from its seat, means for clamping bers, and a supporting pulley carried by one of the members.

2. A clothes line support comprising separable members, one of which is provided with a pintle and a slot adjacent thereto, the other member being provided with a pintle-receiw 0 ing seat and a retainer lug adapted to pass through the slot in the first-named member a clothes line between the memand embrace said pintle, means for clamping a clothes line between the members, and a supporting pulley carried by one ol the members.

3. A clothes line support comprising separable members having a hinged and detachable connection with each other, a catch carried by one member and adapted to engage the other member, one of said members being provided with a centering lug and the other with a centering notch to receive said lug, means for clamping a clothes line between said members, and a supporting pulley carried by one of the members.

4. A clothes line support comprising separable members having a hinged and detachable connection with each other and provided with oppositely arranged line holding grooves or seats having spurs or teeth for en gaging the line held therein, a pulley carried by one of said members, and a catch on one member adapted to engage the other member for holding the two members together.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence Oi two witnesses.

Witnesses ITIOVARD PARKS, EDWARD J TOOUEY. 

